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5 Cyclists Fight Off a Cougar With Their Bare Hands to Save a Friend

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Last month, on February 17, on the Tokul Creek Trail, just northeast of Fall City, Washington, a group of five women cyclists had to fight off a cougar for 45 minutes with nothing but rocks, sticks, and their bare hands. The cyclists, who were all in their 50s and 60s and part of the competitive Recycled Cycles Racing team, were [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | March 20, 2024
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8-Year-Old Girl Survives Mountain Lion Attack in Olympic National Park, WA

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At 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 29, Olympic National Park was notified that an 8-year-old child was attacked by a cougar while camping at Lake Angeles, which is in the Heart Oโ€™ the Hills area south of Port Angeles. The cougar casually abandoned its attack after being yelled and screamed at by the childโ€™s mother. Park personnel quickly responded, and [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 31, 2023
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2 Women Survive Mountain Lion Attack on Trail Near Salt Lake City, UT

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A woman and her friend were attacked by a mountain lion while trail running in Mill Creek Canyon, UT, on Sunday morning, Kolbie Peterson reports for the Salt Lake Tribune. Related: Colorado Man Killed Mountain Lion with Bare Hands When He was Attacked While Trail Running The pair were running along the Pipeline Trail when they turned the corner and [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 26, 2022
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Grizzly Attack Survivor Shares Secrets On How To Survive Bear Attacks

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On July 9, Tom Whitney faced death as he was mauled by what he exclaimed to be a โ€œ350-400โ€ pound grizzly bear. Whitney was running Island Park, Idaho when the father of three girls made eye contact with a grizzly bear. According to East Idaho News, Whitney exclaimed that after he had made eye contact, the animal charged at him. Tom [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo Breya Bergom | July 20, 2021
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VIDEO: Shocking Moment Shark Leaps Out of Water and Takes Paragliderโ€™s Foot

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SwellBrains | July 1, 2021
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Skeleton of Shark Attack Victim Found in Japanโ€ฆ From 3,000 Years Ago

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Between the years of 1370 and 1010 BC, a man was attacked by a shark in Japan. Thatโ€™s putting it lightly. A man was maliciously thrashed by what is believed to be a tiger or white shark. The skeletal remains, which researchers refer to as No. 24, have 790 wounds. Brutal. During the attack, No. 24โ€™s left hand and right [โ€ฆ]

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Joseph Puetz | June 28, 2021
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Campers in Alaska Attacked by Bear While Asleep in Their Tent

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Two people camping on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge at the mouth of Hidden Creek along the shoreline of Skilak Lake, AK, were injured in a bear attack early Saturday morning, June 12, 2021. They were able to kayak to Upper Skilak Lake Campground, where they were assisted by other campers. Related: Wife of Banff Wolf Attack Victim Posts Emotional Facebook [โ€ฆ]

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Human Remains Found in Stomachs of 2 Bears After Womanโ€™s Body Found on Colorado Trail

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A Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) pathologist found human remains inside the stomachs of a sow and her yearling bear that CPW wildlife officers suspect of killing and eating a 39-year-old woman Friday north of Durango. CPW wildlife officers discovered the three bears near the womanโ€™s mauled body after a search that included a U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 3, 2021
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Survival of the Fittest: Bear Attack in Californiaโ€™s Trinity Alps

Saturday, August 15, 2020 โ€“ Ken Decamp set out for a day hike in Californiaโ€™s Trinity Alps. Ken set out to revisit the Canyon Creek Lakes Drainage, photograph wildflowers, see the isolated basin, and document aspens. That Saturday turned from a pleasant walk in the woods to an outdoorsmanโ€™s worst nightmare. At about 10:30 am, Ken stopped along a creek [โ€ฆ]

Dominic Gawel | February 18, 2021
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VIDEO: Male Bear Attacks Mother and Cubs While Second Mother and Cubs Hide Behind Human Tour Group

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 28, 2020
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Grizzly Bear Attacks Mountain Biker in Canada, Biting Through His Helmet

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A 58-year-old man was attacked by a grizzly bear while mountain biking over the weekend. The man was on the Castle Pass Trail, Lillooet, BC with his wife when they came across a mother bear and two cubs. The protective sow attacked the man, injuring his abdomen and leg, and biting and crushing his helmet. The injuries were not life-threatening and [โ€ฆ]

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VIDEO: Bison Violently Thrashes Woman Who Gets Too Close, Knocks Her Unconcious, Tears Pants Off

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Man Killed in Bear Attack While Clearing Trail Behind Home in Alaska

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A man was killed in a bear attack on the Kenai Peninsula, AK officials reported Thursday. State Troopers were notified just after 10 pm Wednesday of the mauling. Related: Could Pandemic Joblessness Have Led To A Record Amount Of Bear Attacks? The man had been clearing a trail in the Chugach National Forest, approximately one mile behind his property, just off the [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 31, 2020
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Woman Struck By Black Bear While Running, Lucky To Be Alive

A Manitoba woman was struck by a surprised black bear while out running with her dogs last Monday afternoon. The incident took place in Riding Mountain National Park, on the Moon Lake trail about 150 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was out running with her 4 dogs just ahead of her, off-leash. Erin McKenzie was running a 6+ mile loop [โ€ฆ]

James Pulfer | July 20, 2020
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Friday Fun: Moose Charges Cyclist to Protect Young | Cyclist Lays Down

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  View this post on Instagram   Moose attack! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Tag your friends! .. โ€ฆ. Follow: @mtblifestyle247 for more awesome MTB content! .. โ€ฆ. ๐ŸŽฅ: Unknown โ€“ DM for credit .. โ€ฆ. Hashtags: #dirtjump #redbullmtb #mtbrider #fullsuspension #mtbride #mtbaddict #mtbfun #mtbgram #mtbiker #goprobike #mtbforever #enduromtb #dh #mtbforever #mtbnation #downhillmtb #fox #santacruz #rockshox #canyon #specializedbike #shimano #trek #scottbikes #mtbโค๏ธ #mtblovers #mtbdownhill [โ€ฆ]

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USFWS Biologist Seriously Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack in Montana

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A biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was attacked by a grizzly bear in the Centennial Valley, MT Wednesday morning. The individual suffered serious bite wounds but is expected to recover fully. The USFWS employee was working on a sage grouse monitoring project on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about a mile west of Elk Lake. [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 29, 2020
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Man Survives Grizzly Bear Attack In Idaho, Shares Story and Offers Advice

Editorโ€™s note: This story contains a photo some readers may find graphic. Gregory โ€œThorโ€ Godar thought he was going to die when he was attacked by a 500-pound grizzly bear near Henryโ€™s Lake in Idaho. Nate Eaton with East Idaho News reports that the bear slashed Godarโ€™s back, swung him to the ground, and bit his stomach. Godar was convinced [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 4, 2020
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Mountain Biker Seriously Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack Near Big Sky, MT

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A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Big Sky, MT just after noon yesterday. The 60-year-old man was mountain biking alone in the Spanish Peaks Community, just above Ousel Falls Park Trail near Big Sky. It seems likely that he rounded a sharp corner and surprised the bear on the trail. Related: Brain Post: [โ€ฆ]

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CycleBrains | May 26, 2020
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VIDEO: Mountain Lion Attacks a Civilian and Sheriffโ€™s Deputy in Loveland, CO

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 12, 2020
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Surfer Throws Air, Lands on Shark | Suffers Bites to Hands and Legs

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On his last wave of the day on Tuesday, chiropractor Don Walsh decided to do something heโ€™d never done before โ€“ throw an air. And the fact that when he came down he landed on a 6-foot bull shark and not his board, it might be a while before he tries the trick again. Related: How To Avoid A Shark Attack [โ€ฆ]

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SwellBrains | August 30, 2019
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